to upgrade cdp or not that is the question?

soundfreak1
soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
edited November 2012 in Electronics
Boils down to this (i think?) have been advised that once my adcom gda 700 get the full mods ie, new opamps DIC installed and all other upgrades that the old cdp im using (yammy cdc 665) has a good lasar and motor and to get to the point of reaching a real sound improvement by way of a cdp upgrade would cost me in the area of a 600.00 investment (which isnt going to happen). Something like a transport like a rega or simular used unit and that something new in the 3/400.00 range wont do it either.does this sound like good advise or all wet? Any suggustions would be helpfull as i want to do the mods on my rta12c's next.
Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited November 2012
    Keep the CDP, use it as a transport, buy a DAC, and a good digital cable.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

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    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited November 2012
    Got the DAC (gda 700 adcom fully modded.) bluefox.
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2012
    The DAC makes much more of a difference in sound than the transport. If you want to spend money, spend it on the DAC... unless you don't the look/functionality/remote of the transport.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2012
    Transport differences are extremely subtle to non-existant. Don't waste money there.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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